Yesterday in AI: 25 May 2026 — Anthropic Eyes $900B Crown as GitHub Bleeds 3,800 Repos

Anthropic's $30B+ funding round is closing at a $900B+ valuation to crown it the world's most valuable private AI company; a trojanized VS Code extension breached GitHub, OpenAI, and Mistral AI in just 18 minutes; and Anthropic's new Claude Compliance API launches with 28 enterprise security integrations.

By OMC Editorial on 2026-05-26

TL;DR — Anthropic is finalizing a $30B+ round at a $900B+ pre-money valuation that would make it the world's most valuable private AI company; a trojanized VS Code extension live for just 18 minutes allowed threat actor TeamPCP to exfiltrate 3,800 GitHub internal repos, with OpenAI and Mistral AI also confirmed victims; Anthropic launched the Claude Compliance API with 28 enterprise security integrations from CrowdStrike, Datadog, Wiz, and 25 others. --- 1⃣ Anthropic Closing In on $900B Crown — Largest-Ever Private AI Fundraise - What: Anthropic is finalizing a $30B+ funding round at a pre-money valuation above $900 billion, expected to close the week of May 26, 2026. - Why it matters: At a $930B post-money figure, Anthropic would surpass OpenAI's $852B valuation from March 2026 to become the world's most valuable private AI company. - Key number: $930B — projected post-money valuation surpassing OpenAI. The round is co-led by Sequoia Capital, Dragoneer, Altimeter, and Greenoaks, each committing roughly $2 billion. Founders Fund and General Catalyst are among existing investors also expected to participate. This follows Anthropic's $30 billion Series G in February 2026 at a $380 billion valuation — meaning the company has nearly tripled its valuation in roughly 14 weeks. The financing reflects explosive revenue growth: Q1 2026 hit $4.8 billion, and Q2 is tracking to $10.9 billion, more than the company's entire 2025 annual revenue. Anthropic projects an annualized run rate of $50 billion by end of June 2026, driven primarily by Claude Code and enterprise API adoption. The company also expects to report its first operating profit in Q2, though critics note the calculation excludes a $1.25 billion per month SpaceX compute contract. 📎 Bloomberghttps://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-05-22/anthropic-to-close-over-30-billion-round-as-soon-as-next-week · TechTimeshttps://www.techtimes.com/articles/317066/20260523/anthropic-funding-round-top-30b-900b-valuation